The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-06-04
COMPETITIVE DRILL.
Tho Separate Companies Drill for
the Prizes.
Believed the Toledo Cadets VIII Garry
or the First Prixe--score of the
Rifle Contest at 400 and
800 Yards.
THE COMPETITIVE COMPANY DRILL.

THE COMPETITIVE COMPANY DRILL.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-The National drill
| amphithcater was crowded with people
when the competitive company drills begun
ut ten o'clock yesterday. First came the
Governors Guard, Of North Carolina. Theil
| movements were very slow, but they did
not excel in the manual OF arms. The Loui
siana Rifles drilled in such manner as Il
elicit much applause. The Sarsfeld Guards
| Of Connecticut, in the manual Of arms were
| excellent, but in military evolutons were
deficient
| Company c, First New Jersey, were the
| next contestants, but neither in marching
or the manual did they drill as to bring forth
much applause.
Company B, Washington Light Infantry,
came next and were received by the as
| semblage with great applause. Their drill
ing. both in manual and marching, was ex
| cellent, and it was generally conceded that
| no other company before them had done
| near 80 well. Several serious errors wero,
| however, credited to them.
Tho principal feature Of the day, how
ever, was the drilling Of the Toledo Cadets,
and superb exhibition Of the manual OF
arms it appeared to be. The movements
| required Of this company we're more diff
| cult and complex than any thus far shown
in the drill. Vociferous applause greeted
their every action, and the cheering at
times was 80 great that the judges were
forced to order silence SO that the captains
commands could be heard by the Cadets
The impression is universal that the first
prize will go to Toledo.
Company A, Washington Cadets, the
competing colored company Of this city, fol
lowed. They made very creditable ap.
pearance. Their drilling was above the
average, and the spectators were quite free
in bestowing applause upon the colored
soldier boys. Their drilling was the best
of any colored troops yet.
Following this came the Merchants
Zouaves, Of Memphis, Tenn. They went
through the beautiful movements Of the
Zouave's peculiar drill with grace and &C.
curacy. They made all sorts of figures,
crosses and diamonds, and all odd-shape
things imaginable. They were loudly ap-
plauded for their pretty work.
The Chicago Zouaves next came on the
field, looking very handsome in their pct-
uresque costumes. They were put through
the entire manuel Of arms, executing the
movements with precision and ease. After
this the peculiar manual Of the Zouave
drill was begun, making such a pretty
sight that the audience burst forth in per-
feet storm Of applause.
At about four p. m. the usual afternoon
shower set in, tho third that has occurred
this week, at about that hour in the after.
noon and interfered with the carrying out
of the remainder of the days programme.
Twelve or fifteen thousand people wit
messed the drill.
The rife contest in connection with the
drill opened at the Arsenal grounds yes ter
day morning, thirty-eight officers and men
participated The weather was very favor
able for shooting, and some excellent scores,
as the following twelve best will show: